PUBL.- Peter B. Golden: Central Asia in World History

Central Asia in World History

Author: Peter B. Golden

Press: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195338195
Paperback, 192 pp.
February 2011
List Price: $19.95

Contents:

Introduction: A Layering of Peoples
Chapter 1: The Rise of Nomadism and Oasis City-States
Chapter 2: The Early Nomads" "Warfare is Their Business"
Chapter 3: Heavenly Qaghan: The Türks and Their Successors
Chapter 4: The Cities of the Silk Road and the Coming of Islam
Chapter 5: Crescent over the Steppe: Islam and the Turkic Peoples
Chapter 6: The Mongol Whirlwind
Chapter 7: The Later Chinggisids, Temür and the Timurid Renaissance
Chapter 8: The Age of Gunpowder and the Crush of Empires
Chapter 9: The Problems of Modernity

This compact book traces the history of the nomadic steppe tribes and
sedentary inhabitants of the oasis city-states of Central Asia from
pre-history to the present. It covers key themes of trade, religion,
empire, technology, and language as the author introduces readers to
the many peoples who have inhabited this region.

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Dr. Peter B. Golden
Professor Emeritus of History, Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies
Director, Middle Eastern Studies Program
Rutgers University
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
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Lucy Stone Hall Rm. B-316
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pgolden@andromeda.rutgers.edu
pgolden@rci.rutgers.edu